About this trial
This is a single-center, prospective, non-randomized, open-label, phase II clinical trial aiming to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of using patient-derived tumor organoid drug sensitivity testing (ODST) to guide personalized adjuvant therapy in patients with primary liver cancer (HCC) following curative liver resection. A total of 56 eligible patients will be enrolled. Tumor tissues obtained during surgery will be used to establish organoid cultures. Drug sensitivity testing will be performed on a panel of approved targeted and immunotherapeutic agents (including Apatinib, Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab, Donafenib + Toripalimab, Sintilimab, and FOLFOX) to identify the most effective treatment for each patient. Patients for whom organoid testing fails or results are unavailable within the specified timeframe will receive standard Lenvatinib treatment. The primary endpoint is Recurrence-Free Survival (RFS). Secondary endpoints include Overall Survival (OS) and safety profiles. The study seeks to provide a novel strategy for personalized adjuvant therapy in HCC to improve patient outcomes.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Male or female, aged 18 to 70 years.
Diagnosed with primary liver cancer according to the diagnostic criteria of the primary liver cancer (e.g., Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer), with post-operative pathological confirmation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Patients must have at least one of the following high-risk pathological features: tumor diameter >5 cm, more than 3 tumors, presence of microvascular invasion, presence of minor macrovascular invasion, or poor pathological differentiation (Grade 3/4).
The subject or their legal guardian understands and voluntarily signs the informed consent form, and is willing and able to complete the scheduled visits, treatment plan, and laboratory tests as required by the protocol.
Life expectancy of more than 6 months.
Disqualifiers
Uncorrectable coagulopathy or significant bleeding tendency.
Evidence of any concurrent malignant disease.
Diagnosed with another malignancy within 3 years prior to the first dose, except for radically treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, and/or carcinoma in situ that has undergone curative resection.
Requiring long-term anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy that cannot be discontinued.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Organoid Drug Sensitivity Testing-Guided Therapy